Paper visitor logs still normal at your school… or did you move to digital check-ins?

Our school is still using the classic clipboard at the front desk. Write your name, scribble a reason for being there, and hope whoever comes after you doesn’t flip back through everything It works right up until it absolutely doesn’t.

When there’s a drill or a real emergency, it gets weird fast. Nobody is totally sure who’s actually inside the building. And when admin teams have to go back and review visitors later, the handwriting alone becomes an investigation. I’ve noticed more schools moving to digital visitor systems where guests sign in, get a temporary badge, and there’s a clean log if something ever needs to be reviewed. It seems less about being “high tech” and more about just not guessing anymore.

I saw *ChexPass *mentioned in one conversation, apparently it’s built more for school front desks than IT departments but I know there are lots of different tools. It feels like one of those “baseline safety” things that nobody thinks about until a situation makes it painfully obvious. Has your school switched yet? Was it worth it? Did it slow things down or make life easier? And during an audit or incident, did it actually help? Really curious to hear what front-office folks and admins think, because the theory and reality aren’t always the same.

Submitted January 03, 2026 at 01:24AM by Shyn_Shyn https://ift.tt/R5ykaDd